This is starting to get difficult... but I am surprised that Logan Allen and Ruiz are not on the list. I would have chosen the former... but w/o the choice I went Ornelas. MLB.com has Logan as our 9th best prospect and Ruiz as our 11th.

This is starting to get difficult... but I am surprised that Logan Allen and Ruiz are not on the list. I would have chosen the former... but w/o the choice I went Ornelas. MLB.com has Logan as our 9th best prospect and Ruiz as our 11th.

Of prospects at Ft Wayne, I’d say Ruiz has been jumped by Patino, Ornelas, and Rosario since the start of the season, but I’d agree he should probably be added as an option next.

Nix is also omitted from the choices... that is the 9th, 11th, and 12th best prospects as listed by MLB.com that are not on the list.

Regarding Ruiz w/ respect to the others listed... I understand your logic and am cool with it. Ruiz has not hit as well this year.... although his ability to steal a ton of bags is surprising.... he already has 32... he had 26 in 2017. He has heated up at the plate of late as well.

Just looking at the numbers, Rosario has zero power, but other than that he's hitting really well. Ruiz has more power, but the plate discipline is much worse. Overall Ruiz' wRC+ is a bit higher, but not by a whole lot. Rosario is also younger.

Just looking at the numbers, Rosario has zero power, but other than that he's hitting really well. Ruiz has more power, but the plate discipline is much worse. Overall Ruiz' wRC+ is a bit higher, but not by a whole lot. Rosario is also younger.

because for one Ruiz is expected to continue to improve and add power, so we are looking at a potential 20 hr 40 sb guy. While a lot of comparisons are to Alfonso Soriano

Rosario does have good plate discipline, and great defense, but so far isn't showing great speed on the bases or any xtra base hit power

Rosario is a bit younger, but they are both at the same stage of developement

if both hit their ceiling Ruiz is a .270 30 hr 40 sb guy, while Rosario is a .300 hitter with nothing else

because for one Ruiz is expected to continue to improve and add power, so we are looking at a potential 20 hr 40 sb guy. While a lot of comparisons are to Alfonso Soriano

Rosario does have good plate discipline, and great defense, but so far isn't showing great speed on the bases or any xtra base hit power

Rosario is a bit younger, but they are both at the same stage of developement

if both hit their ceiling Ruiz is a .270 30 hr 40 sb guy, while Rosario is a .300 hitter with nothing else

All that is probably true... but there are a ton of guys who grow into power. He's 18 and if he can even get to 10 HRs a year, he'll be a very valuable player.

Longenhagen said this about Rosario:

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Daniel L: What do you think of Jeisson Rosario? Do you think he could make top 100 next year?Eric A Longenhagen: He’s up to .270/.390!/.330 at Fort Wayne. I think he has some issues. Not sure how much pop he’s gonna grow into, it’s a smaller frame, some effort level stuff I’ve talked about before (and I’m not a stickler for that stuff, typically) but he also has elite hand-eye and bat control, so he might be special in this one specific, very important way that still makes him very good.
2:20 Eric A Longenhagen: But he’s weird. 50+ FV at the end of the year? Maybe.

My point is that people tend to underrate the ability to get on base and tend to overrate power. OBP and SLG aren’t equal in terms of providing offensive value. A .400 OBP and .400 SLG is better than a .300 OBP and .500 SLG, even though they have the same OPS.